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Bay of La Paz

Socio-environmental restoration

In Bahía de La Paz, located in the municipality of the same name, we work to restore marine life with innovative, community-based techniques.

Innovation for community and marine restoration

"A large portion of fish on your table comes from the Gulf of California." 

Koichiro Ishimori

OBJECTIVE. Restore and conserve the marine life of the Bay of La Paz with citizen participation and artificial reef innovation.

GOVERNANCE. Creation of the La Paz Bay Council made up of federal, state and municipal government authorities, as well as local fishermen, academics and civil society.

ELABORATE. Management plan with the active participation of the fishing communities within the bay. 

DIALOGUE. Develop skills for generative dialogue, collaborative negotiation and systems thinking to enhance collaboration.

EXPAND. Collaborative actions of the authorities and the community towards a shared vision.

VISION. Extend marine life conservation and restoration with innovation to the five states surrounding the Gulf of California.

Notes on Bahía de La Paz

Shell Nurse-type artificial reefs: an oasis of marine life, highlights researcher Marco Medina of the UABCS

The JICA-funded project is transforming the sandy bottom off San Juan de la Costa into an oasis of marine life, where there are already more than 200 species of different organisms living inside the arecifes and 35 species of fish around them, according to professor and researcher

Oyster farming, an activity with potential to improve the ecosystem and transform lives in the Bay of La Paz

Since 2020 in the Bay of La Paz, women and men have been trying to develop oyster farming projects to generate a new alternative for sustainable development and environmental benefits.

Artificial reefs, an alternative for restoring marine ecosystems in the Sea of Cortez

The BCS government, the Japanese company Ocean Construction, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, federal agencies, representatives of producers, academia and civil society organizations are developing a pilot plan in the Bay of La Paz, which is generating encouraging results that could be replicated in the region.
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